# ERICERUS PELA WAX

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_ericerus_pela_cera
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling
Identifier: ERICERUS PELA CERA

> ERICERUS PELA WAX: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a thickener. Ericerus Pela Cera is the purified wax secreted by the coccid insect, Ericerus pela, on Fraxinus chinensis tree stems. It is composed of a mixture of hexacosyl esters. Canonical ingredient record built from 2 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 2 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Ericerus Pela Cera is the purified wax secreted by the coccid insect, Ericerus pela, on Fraxinus chinensis tree stems. It is composed of a mixture of hexacosyl esters
- EU: Active — Ericerus Pela Wax is the purified wax secreted by the coccid insect, Ericerus pela , on Fraxinus chinensis tree

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/56159

_Assessed by Greenveil._